LOSSES OF PLANES

Grey River Argus, 18 March 1941, Page 5

LOSSES OF PLANES

Last Week’s Comparison RUGBY, March 16. During the week ‘ended at midnight on March 15, 42 enemy aircraft were destroyed - over Brita ir > and the British coasts. Of these, 35 wer e destroyed during the hours of darkness, in the same period, the R.A.F. lost one aircraft in this area. Over enemy-occupied territory and over the sea, the R.A.F, destroyed six enemy aircraft and lost 19One British bomber, which was reported missing ,from last night’s operations, and since has been announced as having “landed safely away from its base,” is not included in these figures. In the same week, one enemy aircraft was destroyed by a Norwegian merchant ish'ip, one by a British naval ship, and two were probably destroyed, The previous week's figures for Ilaircraft destroyed by iships should be now increased by .one, Jt having been confirmed that an enemy aircraft crashed in the sea, after hitting a trawler’s mast on March 7. In lhe Middle East theatre of war, up to March 14. 48 enemy aircraft were destroyed, for the loss of three R.A F. machines. The .figures given here take into account an increase of two ovei- the figures given for March 11. and one for March 14, which are dealt with in the latest R.A.F. Middle East communique A GERMAN ARGUMENT. [Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] BERLIN, March 1« An announcer, asserting the R.A.F. is at present using forty types of , bombers and reconnaissance plane? and twenty types of fighters, says that the R.A.F. is bound to suffer m the long run from the multiplicity of types, which he is of the opinion, represents a considerable weakness. The announcer claims that Germany has the advantage in having only a few types .of more or less uniform design